Automobile curtain clamp



iee s a dei t nd objects ot such invention are 'to provide a curt-ainclanip which may be attions of the device.

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Patented M'ay 18, 1926.

UNITED `.STATES HERMAN .BODANZ QF SAUKVILLE, WIaCONSINI.

l 1,585,2251 PATENT oFFrcE- An'romomnn CURTAIN oLmr.

Applieatituil iled March 26, 1925. Serial- No. 18,467.

This invention relates to an automobile curtain clamp.

In an automobile provided with a eano'py top, it. has been the practice to attacht e curtain at spaced points to the frame ofthe top and the machine withv the result that the curtain soon sagged and opened up particle' larly along its front edges andadmitted rain and wind.

This invent-ion overcomes the above noted tached'l tothe Wind shield support of a stand ard automobile, .Vliiel1\vi ll, 'lamp the edges o the. curtain tightly aai, stsueh support and prevent sagging an( entrance of Wind, ai'id which is so constructed that the fasteners for lthe clamp"detaehably'hold it in position and provide'tor the drawing ot the clamp tightly against the outer side ot' the `p cui'tain, thus forcing theeurtain into binding engagement with vthe wind slneid support. i

Further objects are.,`to provide a'curtain clamp which will notitarnage the curtain, and which is so associated with reinforcing means carried by the eurtainns to prbevent tearing of the curtain at the eyelets. An. eml'iodiment of the invenlionis. shown in the; accompanying drawings, in Whichz-V Figure 1 is l"a, side elevation oi the front portion of an automobile showing the clamp in position. f

Figure .2 is a sectional View looking from .therear ot Figure l.

Figure 3 is an. enlarged view-ot one of the fastening means ann the associated por-- Figure 1i .is a sectional viewon Athe line 4---4 of Figure-3.

Figure 5 is a, sectional view en the line FiF-5 oi -liie'lne 1. t

Referring to the drawings, it'will be seen .Strip 2 is eurvedat its lower portion to iit the inwardly curving part of the wind shield l. Also tins, curtain support is vbowedrnit'- wardly, as indicated at 3 and etto aeeonnno- 30 date the wind shield bolts er screws. f

It is to'be.v noted further that at spaced points along the strip 2, it is provided. with raised at 4faces 5. These fiat faces or riattened portions 5. are apertured and permit the` passage vtherethrough lof the clamping screws.

The clamping screws are 4provided with a threaded body portion 6 which is screwed into a tapped hole formed in the Wind shield im sup )ort 1 as most. clearly shown in Figure 4. hcseh'serews are each provided With a pivoted eyiindrieal head 7 which may bey turned/ transversely of the screw axis, when desiredyor may extend outwardly as a conn tiniiation ot the Screw body.

The curtain 8 is provided yWith reemore` ingplatesf) on opposite sides, as shown in Figures` 1, 2 and 4. @These reenforeing.

platesinre preferably curved, as shown in s@ Figure 4', and a rivet 1() 'is passed through such urved portion. It is to be noted that the curved portionis ot relatively large extent. -and provides an adequate bearing arrangement for the. plates 9 against the 85 'curtain .8. The forward portions of these reenforeing plates are of reduced Width, ase shown lnost clearly in .Figure B. and are preferabll provided with ,rounded outer Lids 11.

flanges, as shown .in Figure it, and indicated by the -re'tereiee characterl l?. These the curtain 8 and through an aperture 'in .the 'inner plate, .and are, thereafter, riveted or swagedjoutiwardly into-interlocking engagement iyith the inner clip or reenf'oreing These rounded outer ends ll'are 90 ai ertured and one of the ends, for instance, .the `outer one, is provided with inturned.

`flanges are slipped through an aperture in 5 plate. These clips, it will be noted, mate- No riall)r reenforce the ,curtainnt the apf'mures and engage the eurtain'at spared points and clamp it between then'i throughout their extent.

' l'nusing vthe device the screws' "6 arey 105 assumed as having been screwed .into the wind shield support 1.- The outer ends i of the screws are turned into'alignment with' their body portion G .and the curtains are slipped over the, screws. Thereafter, the clamping plates 2 are, positioned with the screws passing through-the apertures in the nev plates. The outer portion 7 of the screws are then turned transversely of their body portions, as shown in Figure 4, and the screws are'screwed up tight so as to clamp the strip`2 tightly against the curtain and bind the curtain tightly against the wind shield support. i

It is to be noted that this additional turning of the screws to clamp the strips 2 in position is easily effected due to their trans- V verse portion Twhich may be used to manlpulate the screws Without requiring the use of an auxiliary tool.

Obviously, when it is desired to remove the curtain it ismerely necessary to slightly 1 unseren' the screws and turn' the outer porv effective ty the 'curtain and Awill tion 7- into. alignment with the body portion 6. .Thereafter, the strips 2 may be mostl readily removed together )vit-h the curtalnsfzS. If desired, the strlps may be replaced and the'screws 7 tightened, as previ- Although the invention has been described yin considerable detail, it is to be understood that the invention may be variously embodied and is, therefore, to be limited only as claimed.

I claim:

The combination of a. wind shield support for an automobile having'screw threaded apertures therein', a curtain having eyelets corresponding to said apertures, a clamping member conforming to said Wind shield support and positioned outside of said curtain, and having apertures aligning with said rst mentioned apertures, a plurality of screws passing through said apertures in said clamping member and the eyelets in said curtain and screwed intoy the threaded apertures in said,\vin'd `shield support, said screws being adapted for free rotary motion t0 tighten or loosen the clamping strip, and having pivoted portions at their outer ends adapted to be turned transversely to serve as manipulating i'nelnbers for screwing the screws into binding engagement and. also as locking members to prevent inadvertent detaclunent of the clamping member and of the curtain.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee, in the county ot Milwaukee and State ot Wisconsin.

HERMAN BODAN. 

